The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at MUSC have joined forces to create and test an ...

In a leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful ...

Paternal uniparental disomy 11 (pUPD11) has been described only in the mosaic condition with both uniparental and biparental cell lines, and no association with omphalocoele has been pointed out.

Because sickle cell anemia symptoms can begin by four months of age, early diagnosis is critical. All newborns in the United States are now tested for the disease. Sickle cell anemia can be identified ...

The gene that causes sickle cell anemia evolved in places like sub-Saharan Africa because it protects people from malaria. There, millions have the disease, and it's estimated more than 50 percent of ...

A panel discussion on “Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia – Diagnosis and Management”, was led by Dr. Suman Jain, Secretary, TSCS, Ratnavalli Kotapalli, vice-president, TSCS and Dr. K Saroja, Medical ...

Mutations in FANCX appear to cause a lethal form of Fanconi anemia, a finding that sheds light ... a preliminary report on FAAP100 mutations in cell samples taken from a fetus four years earlier ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Northeast Louisiana Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation is hosting its 32nd Annual Run/Walk-a-Thon. The event is on Saturday, May 10, at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo ...

First things first: Take a deep breath. Finding out your child has sickle cell disease can be overwhelming. It’s not what you planned or hoped for, and while it changes things, it doesn’t end anything ...

Conclusion— Heart valve surgery and surgery for congenital heart diseases can be performed safely in patients with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait with acceptable outcome and survival rates.

For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first person in New York to be cured of the disease.